Time & Brevity
The Power of Time
Time & Brevity
If neither brass nor marble can withstand
The mortal force of Time's destructive hand;
If mountains sink to vales, if cities die,
And lessening rivers mourn their fountains dry;
When my old cassock (said a Welsh divine)
Is out at elbows, why should I repine?
Cite this poem
MLA
Swift, Jonathan. “The Power of Time.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/78/.
Chicago
Swift, Jonathan. “The Power of Time.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/78/.
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